Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1897, Page 11

STRICKEN BABIES, Underfed Ones Can Not} #e “loses His Testimony Stand the Heat. Many Sad Mothers Learn by Bitter Experience. Wrong Food at Bottom of Cholera Infantum. Diarrhea Should Never Be Allowed to Run On. Put the Child at Once on Diet of Lactated Food. With chelera infantum raging 2s it is ist and West this summer, it is appalling to one who understaads the subject to see the carelessness of parents and nurses in the matter of infant feedit It is nor enough to merely select a pure, nour ing food. It mast be acceptable to the cell weakened stomach of the little ene—iigh temper makes it difficult for young children to digest th mest easily assimfiable food without ritating their intestines Into diarrhoea —feod must le taken iu sufficient quantities and with relish to keep the child strong, well and growing. cteted feed is made the express intention ef forming a reliable infant food and a perfect substituts for healthy mother’s milk. An Infant likes it. Fretful, peevish babies grow strong, ruddy and healthy on it. It has the unusual virtue of inducing delicate babies to take an abundance of mt when otker foods disagree with them, retarded growth, feebleness and intestinal ion throatoa the peoris Zed child. Mothers and nurses who have used lactated food all agree that it best supplies the materials for Yaby's rapid growth and development. It is pre- pared with a regard to purity, cleaniiness and Ireedom from any possible source of contagion that merits al! the praise that has been so lavishly be- stowed upon it by parents and physicians. ed food has tided thousands of babies the hot, sickly days. It should be in the { every parent. fects of the intense August heat are far- bing. Many Little cnes droop and pine, without ite and strength. Their usval diet fails to 4, or more often is wholly rejected. In this ‘wed conditim the mistake of overfeeding, xious parents too often fall into, instead wishing the little ones, only brings ou, diar- a, with the temperature Ligh up, nfantum, fully, intelligen:Iy guarded chil- dren are those fed on lactated food. I ng, do wot throw ft up. Puny on ided an! immediate guia. Their stely, h ¢ that is relished i brings scund sleep. orders during hot weatler. ated foul saves thousands of lives. y is to keep strong and well. The is to give the Infant the best food Tt checks all Every pareuts’ Guty fn the worl!—that Is lactated food. COLORED CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. A Movement Started to Form a Gen- eral Body From Local Clubs. The executive committee of the East Washington McKinley and Hobart Cam- paign Marching Club held a meeting at the club's headquarters last night to con- sider the advisability of agreeing to a prop- osition for the formation-of a general com- binational campaign committee to be se- lected from the several colored republican clubs of the District and the counties of ryland and Virginia adjoining the Dis- trict. After some discussion the plan was upproved, and it was ordered that the president of the National Republican Pro- tective Association be informed that the proposition had sand agr to. «. H. Strother then read a letter from S W. B. Hill, who is Saratoga, in which he congratulated the club m the many signs of returning pros- 8 the result of the election of Mc- and the passage of the Dingley tar- which was warmly received. A resolution was passed deno: clored democrat employed ‘¢ Department for having b mover of and participant-in ¢ ‘Taylor meeting here, which cri ly the administration of McKinley, and red that a copy of the resolutions be to the Postmaster General. e course of the President and the work ne extra session of Congress was in- od. committée in th been received, considered ‘ere decided to take an active Maryland campaign. a Sa Orders for Public Work. ‘The Commissioners today ordered: ‘That the proposal of John M. Mack, to <h fifty thousand, more or, less, special n vitrified invert bricks, at $15 per ssand, Is accepted. at gutters of Corcoran street between and ISth streets be repaired. That DesMoines street, from 41st street to Tenleytown road, be graveled and gut- tered. ‘That two gas lamps be erected and light- ed on California avenue between 18th and 1#h streets northwest. ‘That new granite curbing be set on both sides of 10th street northeast — be- tween East Capitol and C streets, in front of squares No. 030, 940, 941, 964, 965 and 66, unde e provisions of the assess- ment system; estimated total cost $2,300; one-half to be assessed against abutting property, as authorized in the law govern: ing assessment work, the intention to such work having been advertised as re- ired by law ‘That sewer be constructed in west side of lith street northeast, from H_ street southward, to serve premises No. 723 13th Street, under the permit system; total es- timated cost $136. That alley in rear of No. 1520 Rhode Is- land avenue, square 195, be paved unter a permit system, at an estimated cost of O65 That cement sidewalk be laid on both siies of 1 street northwest. from 23d street to New Hampshire avenue, front of squares 30, 4 and 41, under the provisions of the assessment system; estimated total cost $1,380; one-half to be assessed against alutttg property, as authorized in the law koverning assessment work, the intention to do sueh work having been advertised, as required by law. That Tenleytown road, from the power house, south of Snyder's lane, 500 feet northward, be graveled. BEFORE YOU RIDE YOUR WHEE THROUGH WITH BOND ii the Wedderburn Case. MR. STOCKING CALLED 10 THE STAND Not Allowed to Answer a*Single Question. MR. JULIHN CALLED The investigation into the charges against Wedderburn & Co. was opened in a racy manner this morning. When Assistant “ommissioner Greeley opened the procced- ings, Mr. Bond of Wedderburn & Co. re- sumed the stand. - Mr. Stauffer, law clerk, in charge of the prosecution, referred to Mr. Bond's siate- ment that he had had fifteen years) expe- rience as an atterney, and asked him, in view of the evidence brought before the assistant commissioner, whether the busi- ness of Wedderburn & Co. had been con- ducted as a conscientious attorney would conduct it. Mr. Bond said that was not a matter of expert testimony, and Judge Wilson said that that question was the cne to be de- termined by the commissioner of paients. Mr. Greeley wanted to know who was left in charge of the business of Wedder- burn & Co. in the absence of -Mr. Wedder- burn. Mr. Bond said there was ro one in charge of the business as a whole at such times. Mr. Greeley—“‘Was there no one there who could act for Mr. Wedderburn at such times?” Mr. Bond said that Mr. Stockbridge, Mr. Gurley or nimself had been calied upon to act at such times. but there was no ore who was in general charge of the business. Mr. Greeley—“‘Then there is no one be- sides Mr. Wedderburn who knew about the award of these silver medals and the way in which values were placed upon inve. tions of which you said you knew noth- ing?" Mr. Bond—“It may be. I don’t know cf any one.” Acted as Attorney. = Some further discussion was entered into regarding Mr. Bond's contract with Mr. E. B. Stocking, by whom he had been em- ployed eight years prior to going with Wed- derburn & Co. on February 15, 1897.* Mr. Greeley called the attention of the witness to the fact that he kad said that while in Mr. Stocking’s employ he had done work for himself or others only after office hours, and that he had done this in accord- ance with his contract with Mr. Stocking. Mr. Greeley—“Did you a>t 2s attorney in the case of Spratt, application fiied Janu- ary 7, 1895?" Mr. Bond—“T did.” Mr. Greeley—“Did you act as attorney in the case of Williams, filed September =), 1896, and in the case of Webster, filed Jan- vary 31, 18957" Mr. Bond—‘“I did.” Mr. Greeley—“Any explanation you woull like to make to those charge: Did you act as attorney in those cases in violation of any agreement with Mr. Stocking?” Mr. Bond—“No, sir. Those cases were prepsred and attended to by me outside of office hours." Mr. Greeley—“Have you used letter heads of Mr. Stocking for conducting correspond- ence in other business?" Mr. Bond—‘Produce anything you have and I will willingly testify whether it is act.” r. Bond stated how he had known the clients for whom he acted independently ot Mr. Stocking. Prizes to Employes. Mr. Small wanted to know wien searches that were made in these cases were made, and if Mr. Bond made them. The witness replied that if he made any they were made outsid2 of office hours which could be done between 12 and 1 o'clock, when he had an hour's recess for lunch. Mr. Winter asked the witness whether, when employed by Wedderburn & Co., he saw any notices posted in reference to prizes to be given employes for suggestions for the improvement of the way of doing business. ruary 15 whether such Mr. Bond notices posted on the wall to that effect.” Mr. Winter—“Do you know whether such prizes were given and to whom?” Mr. Bond—“Yes, to Mr. Gurley, Mr. Ren- rie and to one of the young ladies in the correspondence department.” Mr. Winter—“Can you name any sugges- tien for which a prize was awarded?” Mr. Bond—“I have not seen them. They were submitted to Mr. Wedderburn or oth- ers.” Mr. Stauffer—“Do you think John Wed- derburn & Co. have exhibited that candor and fairness in their relations with their clients that should always exist between an attorney and his client”: Judge Wilson objected to having his cli- ent answer this question, and Mr. Stauffer, insisting that he wanted a reply, a discus- sion of some length was had, the assistant ccmmissioner ruling against the question. ‘This cncluded Mr. Bond's testimony. He has been on the stand every day since last Thursday afternoon. Mr. Stecking a Witne Mr. Stocking then iook the stand to tes- tify in relation to his contract with Mr. Bend, but Judge Wilson made objection on the ground that the matter was wholly collateral and not subject to further evi- dence. Mr. Small and-Mr. Doolittle both argued in favor of allowing the witness to testify, but the assistant commissioner finally ruled that his testimony could not e heard, and Mr. Stocking was forced to leave the witness chair without having given a word of testimony. Mr. Julihn on the Stand. Mr. Louis G. Julihn, in charge of the search department of Wedderburn & Co., Was then put on the stand by counsel for the respondents. He testified that he had been in the patent business since 1888, first being employed by Edward L. Ewell as draftsman, which he continued until 1889, when he went with Joseph L. Atkins, pat- ent lawyer, as a draftsman, and engaged soon after to learn the patent business. He remained there until March, 1896, and in November, 1896, he went with Wedder- burn & Co. He had done all classes of pai- ent work. * Mr. Ford asked the witness whether he had ever prepared specification papers on an invention that he knew or thought to be _unpatentable. Mr. Julihn had prepared papers in cases about which he had some doubt, but never for an imvention he knew to be old. A long series of questions was put to Mr. Julihn by Mr. Ford to show every phase of conducting the work of the search de- partment by the witness, who said he had conducted the work carefully and to the best of his ability. In cases in which he had any doubt he referred to Mr. Stock- bridge, who was in charge of the specifica- tion department. Mr. Julihn testified re- garding the form of letters sent out in cases of unfavorable reports on inventions by the searchers. He presented the form used as an unfa- xorable report when he first went with Wedderburn & Co. and also that as chang- ed at his suggestion. Mr. Julihn said the searchers in his de- partment had chiefly simple inventions to examine, and of the class they acted upon he thought they pou easily handle seven | or eight a day. testimony went into every phase of the method of the work of searchers of Wedderburn & Co., and he said that every effort was made to get thorough and es made. A recess was at 12 o'clock. Another Rejeetea Case. ‘“Aiter The Stars report of the Wedder. burn investigation closed yesterday after- noon Mr. Bond remained on the stand. In the case of the application qf Edward Potz, Mr, Bond thought the invention not patentable. A search was made and a reeley—“Is this man entitled return of his fee?” og wha beterg Mr. Bond, after ocuauitation with hiz at- . THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1897-12 P Hecht’s easy payment system Tomorrow ends the $4.80 Sale of Suits. ‘There are just enough of those $10 men’s suits we've been running at $4.80 for an- other @ay's selling. Let that urge you to hurrs—no such suit values will be offered this season ‘They're high-grade sults—noth- ing poor about ‘em—made by the best sar- torial artists in the country. You may buy them on credit if you with, too. We'll dl- vide the payments Into such wee bits that buying wil! he made doubly easy. Remember—gentlemen—if you want one of these suits you must get here some time tomorrow. Here's a chance to ‘‘sprace up” with an extra pair or two of pants. We're offering @ lot of men’s regular $3 and $3.50 Ban- nockburn Cheviot and Cassimere Pants—in neat pin-stripe patterns—for $1.48 a pair. They're a broken Ict—and that's why you get ‘em at a reduction. You'll find ‘em all on @ separate table. Here's another lot of m:n’s cheviot pants in handsome striped effects—which sold for $1.98 and $2.50—that you may take for $1.29 a pair. Dollar duck pants, 39c. You may take your choice of the men’s white and fancy striped duck pants—made with belt straps and wide hems—which sold for a dollar—for 39 cents pair. 172) i= 3 | 8 e 3 The balance of the men's covert cloth swits—three-plece—pants, coat and vest— carefully finished—which sold for $3.50—are now offered at $1.98 each. ‘We also offer the choice of the men’s $3.50 and $4 crash and linen sults—well made and perfect fitting—for $1.98 each. All of the mei’s finest crash and nen suits—which sold at §7—the very best sort made—thoroughly shrunken—sre now offered at $3.50 each. A lot of covert cloth “bike” pants—with reinforced seats—which you bicyclists go for, 59 cents pair. ESGSOO9NS0N99H9 85095 59 998] H0H0S HOG29000008 Wrappers, 69c. ‘Tomorrow we shall put on sale a lot of ladies’ fine lawn wrappers which shall beat anything in value we have cver offered. They are lace and embroidery trimmed and perfectly made in the yery newest style. They were made to be sold for 98c. and $1.25, but you get them for 69 cents. | B@S68G680 Pants prices “pruned. s and makes buying easy— makes impossible buying — a easily possible. its j Sees ES rae “y ° Rig hi amas ° 3 y ° Dimes will do the duty which dollars do! : The outplities are going at a lively rate—and at wonderfully low prices. _Merchandise—good mer- chandise—thily never sold for so very little—at any season of the year—under any circumstances. It has been left for Hecht’s to do the record making, and they're doing it. You can easily see what values these are—a few minutes here will suffice. You may have the priv- | ilege of easy payments—no* matter how much you buy—or how little. Great big cuts. Lot of ladies’ embroidery and lace-trim- med corset covers and drawers with clusters of tacks—which are worth no less than 23c, —go for << 14c. each. Lot of ladics’ summer net corsets—which are Worth no less than 49c. pair—ge on sale tomorrow 2° 19¢. pair. Your Jast chance at those ladies’ crash, duck and pique suits will be tomorrow. ‘There is good picking now, but after that ‘there will be but a few left.. There are some ef the highest of novelties among them— ,trimmed with lace and braid and strips of duck and pique, and in the latest effects. None sold for less than $5, ret you get them for $1.40 each. Lot of ladies’ covert bicycle sults with leggins te match for $1.49 each. Lot of striped and plain linen crash skirts —these very well mads scrt with wide hems, generously full—to go for 99. cents. Wot of black figured novelty skirts—have ° deen the most desirable skirts of the season, percaline lined and velvet bound—to go now for 99 cents. Lot of sample all-wool flannel and cloth bicycle skirts, with leggins to match, have come to us very much under price—you get them for $2.49 each. ‘You may take your choice tomorrow of the boss’ fime Galatea cloth wash suits with large braid-trimmed collars, in a dozen dif- ferent colors—which sold for as high as $1.25—for 49 cents. You may have for another day ‘Mothers’ Friend” shirt waists--those with patent button bands, from which the buttans cannot be torn—made of Sea Island percale in the best patterns—which usually sell for $1—for 47 cents. You may have for another day a lot of boys’ Galatea cloth knee pants—which were ‘sold for as high as 2c. pair—for 9 cents, Shirt waists greatly reduced. Look carefully at the high- grade character of every shirt waist in stock and then wonder at the ridiculous prices at which they are marked. We are cer- tain that there’s no better va- riety in town. India Unon, lawn, percale an] madras shirt waists—newest collars and cuffs— made with pointed yoke backs—very band- some styles—which sold up to $1—for 29 cents. In another lot you get the choice of all the high-class lawn, batiste, silk and satin- striped grass linen and inen-colorsd lawn and lace lawa shirt waists—amost all with plain white detachable linen collars—whicn sold up to §$2—the dnintiest styl-s hnag- inable—selling for 49 cents. Hosiery cheap! Lot of ladies’ fast black and tan plain and dropstitch hose, which usually sell for 49¢, pair--shall go for Qc. pair. Lot of ladies’ fine impor ed Egyptian vara hose in plain and fancy and fast black— Pain or dropstitch—which usually sell for 29¢. pair—to go for 19¢. pair. Straws, 39c. Yon made such ‘mroads into the straws swhich were reduced to 39¢. from $1.50 and $2 that we have had io bring over a lot from one of our Baltimore stores, Help yourselves tomorrow—the rew lots are all sprend_out on center tables and the picking is_ splendid. Men's split and <cennctte straw hats, Which sold up to $1.50 the first of the sea- son—go on one table at 39 cents. ‘Children’s straw yachts and sailors, which sold for $1.25, $1.50 and $2—go on another table at 39 cents. A lot of children’s Tam O’Shanters, which were 50c., go for 15c. A big ribbon purchase —0f new fall rivbons—those very handsome changeable taffetas—in such combinathons as red and green, green and brown, green and violet, black and red, blue and green | and cerese and green—3l inches wide— | which shall be 2c. a yard—enables us to offer them for 16c. yard. j And we've been fortunate to get more of those satin and moire ribbons, in all colons, to sell for TAC. yard. Any flower, 15c. That's the ultimatum! You get the choice of the entire balance, as well as a new lot Which we were fortunate enonz’ to buy very, very cheaply. The lot inclrdes nearly sert of flower and foliage which ts popul: and some of them sold up to $1.39, 2 lots hats cut. It is shameful, indeed, to sell such very Wantable shapes for so Uttle. No other | store is doing it, but Hecht’s milliner knows — | her business, and ker instructions are to sacrifice the One lot of indies’ short- fancy straw sallors—white sold up to T5e.—lor 19c. each. One lot of rough and ready straw xbort- hack sailors—not many in this lot—wvhich sokl up to 58 cents—to gv for 9c. each. Men’s furnishings cut to the core. Tomorrow we shall begin the greatest slaughter of furnishings prices ever inaugu- rated in this city. You shall buy them WhetLer you need them or not—:tting them away for future use. This department kes taken stock amd in less tian a week shall be moved to another part of the store. The inventory shows too many surpluses, and hence they must go—and before the depart- ment is moved. You won't need much persuasion with these prices staring you in the face. 6,000 men’s nezlige shirts—made of the best imported percale and madras—in 24 ‘&k Panama and ni colors which HECHT AND COMPANY, 515 Seventh Street. + = we tra Yong and ful fron never sold to go during chix sate handsome patterns —cut ~ hand-fintsbed ond ban under $1 and $1.25. at 39 cent: 3.000 me's madras neglige shirte—soft bosoms--30 handsom> patterns—aave one pair of link cuffs—useally sell for a dellar — te go daring this sale at 49 cents. 1.200 men's soft bosom moeiice shire, 1 pair Tink cuffs, made irom the finest im ported madras. Goods we formerly sold for $1.30, $2 awl §2.30—go for 8y cent 1.500 men’s fancy madras bosom shirts, White bodies, 1 pair reverse link outs, manufactured and sold as the Cycle brand shirts. Bach shirt has a woven Jabel with the price stamped on each shirt, and most retail ers are duty bound to sell this particular ine of goods for $1. Jast to show you that we do not allow any one to dict to us what We shall sll our goods at we offer you your cholce of 100 handsome styles —go for 69 cents. 640 dorea men's balbrigg: 6 different shades - crs, ali the finest imported Egyptian yarns, all double clastic wd, matin facing, Pearl butions ou shirt amd drawers. These goods are made by the Otls Mfg. Co., the Jargest and best makers in the coantry. ‘These goods formerly sold for Te. amd $1. GE for 35¢., 3 for $1.00, © cases of men’s domestic balbriggans, 3% desirable shades, all made with tape scams aud reinforced satin fronts. Goods that formerly sold for 35. Go for Ig cents. 1.000 dozen men's half bose. black, tans, woles, fancy ibroidered randoms and polka dots. seamless goods, — dout heel and toes. Goods worth 2he.—for this sale— 9 cents. 500 dozen men's black and tan half hose, seamless, and good, honext goods, 12%. For this sale— 6} cents. 1,250 men’s Hinen collars, 4-ply 2000 linen, made by Van Zendt, Jacobs & Co., one of the best and largest mfrs. of collars in the U.S. This seme quality collar ts sold throughout the U. 8. for Ie., 2 for Qe, Just for this eale— 5} cents. Cafts, 9c. pair. 100 donen men’s fancy wight robes, cnt large and full, zood, boavy cotton, trim- med with fast -olored imported trimming down the front, pocket, collar and slee value, 50c.—for this sale— 39 cents. 1,000 pairs men’s all-silk garters, the best of silk webbing, made like the Boston gar- ter, which sells for 50c.—for this sale— 9 cents. dozen men's Hinen handkerchiefs, f tape and hemstitched borders, good lity and handsome patterns—val Be. this sale— 8} cents. BOlOOG SOS DGHGOHOHOHIISS 8 OHF SSO VAIO SOS OHHHO 9 GOSHO DO? O890S See to reply to this question. orneys, decline: i : docked for Mr. Greeley. this bad search? Mr. Bond did not know. Judge Wilson questioned the witness re- garding the experience of some of the men prominently connected with the search department of Wedderburn & Co., to show their familiarity with the work they had to do. A copy of a letter was Introduced by Mr. Ford, counsel for the respondents, which had been written by Mr. Wedderburn to Mr. Ford nearly a month before the latter became an employe of Wedderburn & Co. It requested Mr. Bond to assist Mr. Julihn in handling the search department. Mr. Bond was then in the employ of E. B. Stecking, but in reply to questions by Mi Greeley, he said it was understood by Mr. Stocking that he was to do extra work after 4 o'clock, if he wished to do so. When questioned regarding the sales de- partment of Wedderburn & Co., Mr. Bond said he had nothing to do with it, and knew nothing about the manner in which it was run. He said Mr. Hughes was at the head of that department. Mr. Greeley—“Do you know anything about the qualifications of Mr. Hughes as an expert on the value of inventions?” Mr. Bond—“I do not.” ‘The Silver Medal Awards. The sending out of siiver medais by Wed- derburn & Co. was discussed. Speaking of monthly prizes awarded, he said the board awarding them was composed of Senator Stewart, ex-Senator Gibson of Maryland, Representative Swanson, Mr. Moses of W. B. Moses’ Sons, Mr. Woodward and Mr. Eckloff. This board, he said, met once a month and were in session four or five hours. It was shown that inventors were allowed to have their inventions compete for a prize each time they paid a fee, which gave a man taking out a patent four chances at a prize. The assistant commis- sioner questioned the witness regarding the way in which this board did its work. Mr. Greeley—“Do you know whether there is any roll of honor kept by Wedder- Yas anybody burn & Co. of those who win silver medals?” = Mr. Bond—“I don’t know.” Mr. Greeley—“Do you know how many of the 33,000 cases searched by Wedder- burn & Co. involved the giving of a silver medal?” 3 Mr. Bcnd—‘I don’t know.” Witness Declines to Answer. The witness was questioned by Mr. Small, who asked a number of questions which the witness declined to answer, and counsel for the respondent advised him to decline to answer a number of them. Mr. Small wanted to know whether he was a membcr of the firm of Wedderburn & Co., or whether he was only ay empioye; whether he helped to prepare the answer to the charges against Wedderburn & Co., but he got no information, except that of- fered by Judge Wilson, who said the un- swer to the charges was prepared by him. Mr. Small wanted to know who comprised the “company” of Wedderburn & Co. Judge Wilson—‘Don’t answer.” Judge Wilson said it was a stock com- pany, and the stockholders were the com- ny. Mtr. Small—“‘Do you hold any stock, Mr. Bond?” € > 5 Judge Wiison—“Don’t answer. Mr. Small had Mr. Bond read the inscrip- tion on the Wedderburn silver medals, to show that the’name of the donee was not on them. Mr. Smali—‘Does this not make a walk- ing advertisement of every man who gets dal?” * Mr Bond said he wasn't an expert on Hkh mediums. wr. "Doolittle then put questions to the witness. He asked Mr. Bond whether he knew of any instances in which Wedder- burn & Co. had, after the first rejection of an application for a patent, sent copies of references cited by the patent office to the client.” “s -. Bond—“I don’t recall any just now.’ ME Doolittle wanted to know how the “form letters” of Wedderburn & Co. were sent out, and Mr. Bond said they were used in the “embryo” correspondence. A “Heg Catcher” Application. Before adjournment for the day the case of an application for a Batent “hog catch: er,” made by Wedderburn & Co. for Hersh- 3 ae ‘ z Vigilance Committee Keeps the “Ped Men’ in Effectual Check. Interesting Story of a Girl Adventurer in Boy's Clothes—Defended Her Father's Claim. A letter lately received at Tacoma, Wash., from a New York state man now in Dawson gives an interesting picture. of life in that metropolis. It say: “Perhaps you would like to know what sert of a town this is, You have heard about wide-open towns. This is one of them. “Everything goes here; the saloons never clese, and gambling goes on at all hours; in fact, rothing in the way of dissipation is ever checked at all. “There is no~city government in this place of tents and shanties, but we have a vigilance committee, which takes the piace of both the government and the laws. You see, this is British country up here, and most ef us are Americans, so we do not know much about what the law is. “This peing the case, we run the place as we think we ought to. I am one of the vigilance committee. “It is nothing for a thousand dollars to change hands on the turn of a card—I Trean in gold dust, for real money is a scarce article out here. Every man has a sack of dust, and he buys or gambles by the ounce. “The dance halls are lively enough, too, for there are a lot of women up here, such as they are. “I reckon there are about 4,500 people here, all told, but they can make enough noise for twice that many. Not Much Killing. “There is not as much killing going on here as you would think, because we do not think much of ‘bad men’ up here. We have planted abcut a dozen of them in the last two months, and it has had the éffect of keeping the tough sort quiet. “I write about night, but we don’t have any night kere. The sun sets about 10 YP.m. and rises abcut 3 a.m., but it never gets dark. You can read a newspaper out 0: doors at midnight, so you see it doesn’t make much difference when you sleep. “The result is that the people here don't have any regular time for sleeping or eat- ing. They just live as they want to. “You see all kinds of people here. I be- Heve that every mation we ever heard of in New York is represented. Everybody is am good as everybody else. “There is one cld fellow that used to be a slave, and his wool is as gray as a sheep's pelt. “He came up hereowith'a freighting out- put, and did not have any idea of getting to the gold Sip pemetag es did get there, old as he was;'he1 e fever. “He ee ae oes and has cleaned up $30,000 in gold ddst. “You ought to hear himi talk about what he is going to do ‘wittpiit. His name, he says, fs St. John Atherton, he comes Georgia,just a piece out | “So they took turns lying awake and ermatianta, = to x , ig pean t him Pe Three or ‘Will Buy ghe Qjd Place. The boy was asleep and the old man on “He says that the’daugater of the man that owned him di $ war is, living there yet on the plphtation, and very poor. The old man is back, he says, and is going to buy thst plantation, and then he is going to -have this woman that is there do nothing But Wye like a lady the rest of her fe, . “If the papers printed half the queer DESSDSOSE SE OLESHSSHFSSSNTE SONS SOG OSTEO DSSOROQREHSE SONTOSCONSOESCSIE9 LIFE AT DAWSON city | = yaranTe = ene tert mated Bargains. seen. last long. Men’s $4 and $5 Tan Opera shapes, at $1.95. DLOS English, Bulldog, Grecian and New Men’s $4 and $3 Willow Calf Ox- blood Shoes, in fashionable New Stoll’s Annual Tan Sale. Mightiest of Mighty Shoe - We're in ithe thick of the greatest scramble for Shoes that this city has ever, There’s nothing new to say except to pound into every one’s brains that we are slaughtering (bad werd, but a descriptive one) Men's $4 and $5 Tan Shoes at $1.95, and Women’s $3 Shoes—in Tan and Patent Leather—at 97c. Shoes, in fords, all OTe: - Ladies’ able shapes—at 97¢. a) And it can't $3 Patent Leather Ox- sizes and widths—fashion- Opera Shapes, all sizes, at $1.93. Men’s $4 and $5 Cloth-top Finest Tan Shoes, in ‘95 Opera shapes, splendidly made and lined, all sizes, at $1.95. Ladies’ Bicycle Oxfords, in black —lacing to toe—famous L. A. W. brand—nicked heels, elegant finish, all sizes—at 97c. Men’s $4 and $5 Metallic Calf Tan Shoes, all sizes, Opera ard London exclusive shapes, at $1.95. The above in B, C, D, E widths. Ladies’ all shades, every width and size, at 97e. STOLL'S, “810” 7th. Fashionable Tan Oxfords, get off the claim within twenty-four hours they would be shot. “The old man wouldn't say anything to them, so one of them owned afterwards, but just lay there, and the boy kept quiet. “The old. mah, w' mame was Harry Williams, talked it over with the boy, and they agreed they would stick it out. Shot im the Shoulder. “Before the old man knew what had hap- fened they had shot him in the shoulder. The boy jumped up with a gun in each hand, dropped two of the claim jumpers and wounded another. The fourth ran away without firing a shot. “Then the boy fixed the old isn’t anything in Dawson too good for them. she is likely to take one of them. “Lots of people have got money up here, or, as we call it, ‘have struck it rich.” One kid from ’Frisco, that everybody calls Billy knows aFE tr ieee - ; I gits back were ee F is | HH if Fi Ef | | | | | ‘be: } igibles for this position, from twenty to t ity- eight years of age. 4 ae Cure of Suake Bites. 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